My gift is a gift to you...

Frustration (Damn!)

He walked through my door... like he had never left…

That same smile… That same look… This same man…
Damn...

We talked and we laughed… like no time had past…
He touched me… He held me… He kissed me…
God damn...

It was different this time… like a rekindled flame…
I'd missed him… He'd missed me… I felt it…
Hmmm damn...

There's just something about him... that I can't explain…
I feel so… I don't know… oh boy…
oh damn…

…sigh…

And I know, I know…
I said I would never
never ever
fall for him again…

But ..............................................................
(have you looked at him lately???)
.................................................................... DAAAYUUUMN!


Dreadlock Dreaming

I wonder what they'll smell like
When we're engaged in our first embrace
I wonder how you will wear them
Complimenting your beautiful face

I wonder how they'll glide through my fingers
When I play with them in my hands
I wonder if I braided my hair
If yours and mine would be friends

I wonder if people wanna touch them
Like I wanna do every day
And I wonder if, when you're eating
They ever get in the way

I wonder if you've had bad hair days
Those days when they just look all wrong
And I wonder if they sometimes annoy you
When you're out in the sun for too long

I wonder why you ever got them
As a statement or just for fun
And I wonder how they bounce off your shoulders
Whenever you jump, kick, tackle, or run

I wonder how they'd look in a ponytail
Or if you wear them up in a bun
I wonder if they ever get frizzy
And how often you get them redone

I wonder if you'd let me change them
Maybe braid them or create a new style
I wonder when was the last time you cut them
And if you'll let them grow for a while

I wonder if I will get tangled up in them
When we're playing a little rough
But most of all I wonder how they will sway to the rhythm
Of you and me making sweet love


My bellybutton told me...

So I was laying in bed last night...
...alone, of course...
And when it was completely dark and quiet...
My bellybutton told me she had a crush on your bellybutton...
I think the precise words she used, were
"Angel sent from chocolate heaven"
and
"deepest respect for its depth"...
So... I was thinking...
Maybe we shouldn't stand in the way of destiny...
...And bring the two of them together...
So... ehm... what do you think?


The Truth Is:

I want you.
I wanna be with you.
I wanna fall madly and deeply in love with you.
And I wanna stay there forever.

I wanna make memories with you that will last a lifetime...
I wanna travel and explore the world with you...
I wanna do the simple things.... Go to a movie, bowling, dinner, shopping...
Whenever we want...
Wherever we want...
Cook you your favorite meal...
And curl up on the couch together and watch some TV...
We don't even have to do anything...
We can just sit there...
And be.
Be together.
In comfortable silences...

I wanna make passionate breathtaking love to you...

And I wanna have wild animal sex with you in over 200 different positions, and in more than 200 different places...

I want all those things with you, that I've wanted for myself for so long now...
And I want you to want them too...

And even though you give me the exact same feeling that goes with all those things...
...still... I can't have you.

And that totally blows.

And I know maybe (quite possibly) I'm setting myself up for a heartbreak...
And even though this whole situation frustrates the hell outta me sometimes...
Well... most of the times...

I'm just not ready to give up this feeling yet...

Cuz in a totally selfish way (and I admit that), I truly believe that I deserve this...

Right now... with you.

Even if it's only for a little while...
I just wanna drift away with you...
into this ultimate fantasy...
into this feeling of complete love...
that I've longed for...
...for so long.

And even though it's not really right...
it just feels too right... to be really wrong.
So...
Could you just...
Let me love you
...for a little while longer?


A million reasons

There are a million reasons
why I shouldn't feel
the things I feel when I think of you…
There are a million reasons
why I shouldn't smile
the way I smile when I dream of you…

There are a million reasons
why I shouldn't wanna be with you
every damn second of the day
There are a million reasons
why I should just say no
and try a little harder to push you away
…But I can't…

There are a million reasons
why I shouldn't have been in your arms
all the night through...
There are a million reasons
why we shouldn't have been doing the things
that I loved so much doing with you...

And there definitely shouldn't be a reason
why I wanna be holding you now
…kissing you now
I wanna be touching you now
instead of missing you now...

But there's one really good reason
why I do…

…and that's you.


Wishful Thinking

In a perfect world…
My phone would ring
Right now

It would be you
Apologizing
With an acceptable explanation
(that I can’t seem to think of right now)
to why it’s taken you so long

And in your sweetest, most soothing voice
You’ll tell me that you miss me
And I won’t be able to be upset anymore
(which honestly is a long shot, but feel free to try)

But in reality…
My phone isn’t ringing
And it does work, I checked…
(about a million times)

It’s just me here
Alone
In silence
Wondering
If I’ve been imagining the whole thing

How is it possible
That I can’t seem to get you out of my mind
But I’m not even crossing yours?


I'm not perfect

I can't unscrew a lid when it's screwed on too tight
And I suck at basketball cuz I can't jump that high
I can't hang up my mirror, I don't know how to drill
And sometimes I'm so broke that I can't pay my bills

I can't watch reality TV without having to cry
And I never cooked soulfood, but I'm willing to try
I don't have the energy to run very far
And how in the world do I change the oil in my car?

I lack the discipline to go to the gym
And I can't stick to a diet so I'll never be thin
I hardly ever get to my work on time
And sometimes I don't know how to rhyme (well... luckily today is not one of those days...)

I can't reach for things on the top shelf in the store
And once I start on potato chips I can't stop anymore
Sometimes I'm so hyper that I just can't unwind
And I can't always make up my mind

I may come across confident but I always have doubts
And Tuscany roads FREAK ME OUT
The only thing I'm good at, is at being me
But I am not perfect and I don't try to be

There are a million things that I just cannot do...
But I'm sure -if you'd let me-
that I could really love you.


Your Scent

Out of nowhere
I smell it
I smell you
All around me
And I can't escape it

Taking me back 8 years in time
Back to your lies
Back to my pain
Back to the tears
And I can't escape it

The scent I used to crave
The scent I used to love
Now makes me sick
I don't even wanna smell it
But I can't escape it

Out of all the scents in the world
Why did this man that I don't even know
Have to pick your scent to wear
And this seat next to me to sit on
So I can't escape it

I want to slap this stranger
For making me remember
For making me feel bad
And for smelling this goooood
But it's no use
Cuz I won't escape it

You suck!
And you stink!
I hate you!!!

...no I don't...

If I did, I wouldn't smell it
I wouldn't remember
And I wouldn't be writing this

I'm glad I'm over you
God, I'm SO over you
But no matter how hard I try
I can't escape you


Like A Dream

It worries me
It excites me
It puzzles me
And it scares me

It keeps me wondering
It keeps me smiling
It keeps me guessing
And it keeps me up at night

I can't grab it
I can't hold it
I can't taste it
And I can't feel it

I can't touch it
I can't reach it
I don't understand
And I can't comprehend

Coming and going as it pleases
Never knowing when it will be back
Back in my head
And back in my life

This dream
It's just like you...
But I don't really care
As long as you come true



They don't exist

I thought I could read you
Your words and your heart
I thought you were smart

I thought I could trust you
Your smile and your soul
But now I don't know

I thought you woke up
and smelled the coffee
Guess I was naïve
Cuz I thought it was me

Now you flipped the script
And closed the door
And you're back to where you were before

Before me
Before us
Before I started dreaming...

And I should have known
Dreams don't come true
Especially not dreams about guys like you

I seriously thought you could change my mind
But reality just woke me up
Good men are impossible to find


You got my number

One day you need me
The next day you don't
One day you'll want me
The next day you won't
I feel hopeful and hopeless
useless and used
My mind is messed up
And my heart is confused
You push me away
Then you pull me back in
It's like I can't lose
But I can't seem to win
In this court of feelings
I pass you the ball
When you made your mind up
Then give me a call


In the shower

I turn it on and wait
Wait for it to get hot
Real hot
Just the way I like it
And as the mirror starts to fog up
I take off my panties
And step inside
The temperature is exactly right
I turn around in circles
As I get completely wet
I squeeze the body wash on my hand
A sweet vanilla and honey smell
And I spread it
Slowly, but evenly
All over my body
I watch it glide down
All the way down
Softly caressing
Every inch of me
Like your fingertips
Teasing me
And it secretly
Excites me
Hmmm...
I love how the water
Softly lands on my body
I close my eyes and imagine
that each drop is a kiss
A kiss from your lips
Softly
Touching me
All over
Hmmm...
I could stay in here forever...


I wanna

I wanna kiss you on an escalator
grab you in an elevator
I wanna cook your favorite food to please you
and stick my tongue in your ear just to tease you
I wanna suck on your lips
kiss on your nose
lick all your fingertips
and maybe your toes
I wanna wash your hair one day and cut it... or ...maybe shave it all off if you'd let me...
I wanna see how sexy you'd look completely bald... yesss... please tell me when you're ready...
I wanna smell the cologne that you like best
and I wanna feel if there's any hair on your chest
I wanna see what kinda boxers you wear
and if, when i'm horny, if they're easy to tear
I wanna see all your scars and even your lumps
grab your love handles and your humps, your humps, your humps, your humps
I want you to correct me everytime I say something wrong
so I can write you more of these ridiculously stupid and corny love songs
and if I'm not too shy I might even wanna sing to you
to see if I can make you blush (like you make me all the time) too
I wanna buy you stuff that you don't really need, just to see the smile on your face
I wanna hear you laugh when I'm joking, see you cry when you're sad, but I wanna make you happy all of those days
I wanna take you to an amusement park and go on every ride
I wanna jump out off a plane with you... hm... I'm probably too scared to do that... well, maybe with you I might.
I wanna spend my lazy Sundays with you, just chilling at my house
I wanna walk around in my nighty all day and take advantage of you getting aroused
When you're not home I wanna call your machine, just to hear you say your name, and hang up at the beep
but when you're there I wanna talk for hours and hours and hours and hours, till we both almost fall asleep
...and then...
When I hang up the phone I wanna call you right back even if I have nothing to say
I just wanna hear your voice every hour, every minute, every second, of every day
There are so many things that I want to do with you, if I would get a chance
My goal is to turn this friend- into a relationship, full of passion and romance
...yesss...
What I really wanna do, is just spend some time with you, cuz I happen to think that you're great...
but maybe I should slow it down... and maybe we should ehm... go out on a date?
...sigh...
I wanna do a lot of things, but you gotta understand
All of that will come one day, right now I'd be content...
my friend,
...if I could hold your hand
...and then...
...hmmm...
I wanna... *blushing* ... I wanna... *blushing some more*... I wanna fall in love with you
and I want you to... kinda sorta... *still blushing* ... really, I mean really, really like me too...


It's the simple things

I've been having visions
Dreams of you and me
Things I want to do with you
Places we should be
I see us walking in the park
Wrestling in my bed
I see me blushing all the time
You laughing at what I said
I see us taking trips together
To places we've never been
I see me not wanting to be away from you
Addicted like a fiend
Cuz since the day I met you
I can't get you out my mind
Constantly wondering where you are
And if you are all right
Every time were talking
It's like were getting close
But you're still too far away from me
And that really blows
This smile that you put on my face
This feeling that I have
The way you feel so comfortable
The way you make me laugh
The way you got me hooked like chocolate
intoxicated like rum
The way you give me hopes and dreams Of what is yet to come
I had almost given up all hope
On finding someone real
But out of nowhere there you were
Making.... me..... feeeel..... (hmmm...)
So patiently, I will await
to make my dreams come true
So I can show you what's been on my mind
Open my world up to you
Right now I just want you to know
You make me feel content
My dreams will just stay dreams for now
Till I can hold your hand


Daydreaming

I'm just daydreaming
of you and me
at night
in bed
you're looking into my eyes
so serious
like you're studying
every freckle
every wrinkle
every eyelash
every curl surrounding my face
you caress it
slowly
with your fingertips
barely touching me
giving me goose bumps
and you're still staring
into my eyes
with that serious look on your face
you come closer
and you give me
the sweetest
softest
kiss
I ever got
just your lips
pressing against mine
no tongue
no moist
just our lips touching
for about 30 seconds
and slowly
you move away from my lips
open your eyes
and there's that same serious look again
and I just can't help
but
get emotional

this shit is intense


In Silence

My eyes follow you...
as you move across the room...
You look at me...
And notice me...
looking at you...
looking at me...

And I smile...
cuz you're smiling at me...
You have the cutest dimples...
did you know that?

You leave the room...
and look behind you
one more time...
Yes...
I'm still looking...

You're the type of guy that deserves an audience...

You're amazing...
the way your body moves...
your posture...
your smile...
Where are you going?
Please come back soon...

Oh...
there you are...
back already...
That wasn't too long...
considering I've waited for you for 33 years...
but if this is really you...
then you've definitely been worth it...

You're the type of guy that I'd wait another 33 years for...
Well, maybe not that long...

You're still smiling...
There are those dimples again...
You're so cute.

You sit down next to me...
So here we are...
sitting...
in silence...
next to each other...
Finally...

So close...
I could touch you if I wanted to...
I want to...
But I'm shy...
So I just smile...

You use your fingertips
to brush the hair from my face...
You take in every curl...
and you smile in admiration...

You move forward...
and your lips are only inches away from mine...
I want to kiss you so bad...
but I don't wanna rush this...

You're the type of guy that deserves my patience...

We're just sitting here...
in silence...
And you're staring at me...
I'm blushing...
Wondering what you're looking at...

You're moving closer...
Wait.
Are you gonna kiss me?
Shivers...
all over my body...

Yes!
You are...
kissing me...

Your lips...
so soft...
on mine...

Hmmm....

This is so unreal...
And so nice...
Don't ever take those lips off mine...
please...
Let's just stay like this...
forever...

Like Siamese twins...
Joined by the lips...
So I never have to leave you...
And I can stare into those big brown eyes
for the rest of my life...

Hmmm...

I can feel your breath on me...
It's warm...
like your tongue...
twirling around mine...
Slowly...
inside my mouth...

You're the type of guy that can make me lose my consciousness...
...in a heartbeat...

I can feel my heart beat...
wow...
We're kissing...
We're kissing!
Who would have thought...
that we'd be kissing?

Our lips unlock...
Wait!
Don't go...
I wasn't done kissing you yet...
Come back!
I have plans for me and you...

You're the type of guy that deserves everything...

You look at me...
and smile...
contently...

Still in silence...
Are you thinking things too?
Are you wondering what I look like naked?
Cuz I sure am wondering what you look like naked right now...
I'm blushing...
Cuz I don't want to think that...

But you're the type of guy that makes me think things I shouldn't be thinking...

I can't help myself...
You seem perfect...
and all I can do is hope...
and wish...
and pray...
...in silence...

that I'm the type of girl that deserves a type of guy ...as perfect you.


Sometimes I cry

Sometimes nobody knows how I feel
Sometimes I smile but my smiles aren't real
Sometimes I try not to think about you
Sometimes I can't help it, but I just do
Sometimes I give up cuz it's too hard to try
Sometimes I cry

Sometimes I pretend everything is ok
Sometimes you leave when I want you to stay
Sometimes I can't stand us being apart
Sometimes I love you with all of my heart
Sometimes I tell you I'm fine, but I lie
Sometimes I cry

Sometimes I wish things were just like before
Sometimes I don't know what to think anymore
Sometimes I try real hard to forget
Sometimes I wish that we never met
Sometimes you make me wonder why
Sometimes I cry

Sometimes I cry cuz I'm not your girl
Sometimes I cry that you're not in my world
Sometimes I cry cuz it hurts to be friends
But most times I know that the crying will end
And sometimes I look up at the sky... for a while
And then I just smile...


Between my thighs

Do you remember the day we met...
What we talked about, and all the fun we had...
Everything you said made me blush and smile
and I swear when you kissed me I lost conciousness for a while
Do you remember how you got lost in my eyes...
and how I found you again... between my thighs...
I remember every spot you kissed, every minute, every second
I don't wanna brag on here but what we did that first night... was definitely a record...
And God, do I remember you made me feel like no one had ever done...
Like I was made for you and you were made for me... Like I was the only one...

But...
I'm not.

And forgive me,
But honestly;
I just wanna scream at you and bang your head into a wall...
For making me blush, smile, loose my conciousness, and above all for making me fall...
And I really really wanna hate you now...
But I can't hate someone that I still feel somehow...
We both got in eachothers hearts, you felt it too, I knew it
But a man only gets one chance with me, and I'm sorry to say; you blew it.
The good thing about it, even though I don't know when...
One day I'll meet a better man and quite possibly, I'll fall again.
And the bad thing about it, the reality is that...
One day you'll bang your head into that wall yourself, when you realise what you could have had.
You'll remember that night, you'll blush, you'll smile, and I know that you will miss it...
But don't you worry about me babe; I'm pretty sure the better man will know just as well where to kiss it......


If you were my man

Would you move heaven and earth to try to be mine
Would you make me giggle and laugh all of the time
Would you lift me up and twirl me around
Would you kiss my forehead when you put me back down
Would you take me to dinner, a movie, a club
Would you spoil me with kisses and a backrub
Would you open up doors and pull up my chair
Would you compliment me on how I'm wearing my hair
Would you fix me a meal and then feed it to me
Would you be all of the things that you tell me you'll be
Would you sing me a song when we're in the shower
Wash my hair and stay there for at least an hour
Would you bubble my bath and pour me champagne
Would you hold the umbrella when we walk through the rain
Would you hear my voice trembling when I feel sad
Would you surprise me on Sundays with breakfast in bed
Would you not try to blame me when you slip a fart
Would you be really careful when I give you my heart
Would you write me letters, emails, cards 'just because'
Would you not sweat it so much when I'm making a fuss
Would you always be honest and never lie
And even when it's not easy, would you at least try
Would you call me sometimes just to hear my voice
Make me feel special; your number one choice
Would you still smell my perfume when I'm miles away
Would you be longing to kiss me every second of the day
Would you watch b-ball with me and root for my team
Would you shut up for an hour so I can watch Crime Scene
Would you have dinner with mom and not embarrass yourself
When I'm sick would you make soup and nurse me back to health
When you hang with your boys and you come home to me
Would you tell me there's no place you'd rather be
When it's that time of the month, will you cut me some slack
Let me yell at you for a little while till I take it all back
If I had a bad day would you hold me real tight
Kiss to make it all better and tell me things be all right
Would you buy me flowers sometimes and remember our song
Would you tell me you're sorry and admit when you're wrong
Would you not walk away in the middle of a fight
Would we have make up sex afterwards all through the night
Would you make love to me daily, and at least twice
Would your passion and intensity water my eyes
Would you tell me you love me everyday of the week
Would you be my homie, my best friend, my lover, my freak
Would you never keep me guessing or wondering why
Would you assure me you love me till the day that I die
Would you give me some children after you make me your wife
Would you share your visions, your dreams, your hopes, your whole life
And if I'm asking too much here, would you let me know
So I can adjust what I wish for, without letting you go
All I want is for you to love me best as you can
Cuz I would do exactly the same... if you were my man


For my soldier...

I never even knew
There were people as wonderful as you...
You totally swept me off my feet...
Who knew a man could be this sweet?
Even when we`re miles apart
I carry you with me inside my heart
And there`s no way I`m letting you go
for the next 50+ years or so
You`re adorable, sexy, funny and kind
You`re the choochoo train on my one track mind
You`re cute, lovely, and did i mention sweet
You`re the Mario song that I play on repeat
I`m not eating and I`m sleepless just like Tom Hanks
And I know you don`t want me to, but I have to say THANX
For touching my heart in a special way
For the glow on my cheeks, and the smiles on my face
For the warmth in my heart, and the spirit in my soul
For being the half that is making me whole!
...For you...


Love makes no sense

I've been lied to
Yelled at
Pushed around
Called "fat"
Cheated on
Abused
Slapped in the face
and used
My heart got broken
even crushed
They ignored my love
Betrayed my trust
And where do these guys even find the nerve
To make me go through this pain that I don't deserve
And despite the heartaches, the tears, and all mentioned above
I must be a damn fool, but I still believe in love...


Here's just something that my heart composed:
Unanswered Love (This one's for you, E)

What's it like to be you
and have someone love you as much as I do
What's it like to know
that I will always be there
Not a thing in the world
that can stop me from caring
What's it like to wake up
with a smile on your face
What's it like to still smile
at the end of your days
I love you so much
but you don't seem to see
Or even respect
all the goodness in me
I keep on giving
but longing for more
And I try to come closer
But you shut down that door
There is no way for me
To get into your heart
And maybe I should have seen this
Right there at the start
But I was in love
And my love was blind
I was giving my all
and making you mine
So... now... you are
But I'm not yours
And what i learned about love
It's not something you force
So I can't make you love me
And I'm all out of giving
On the verge of a breakdown
Or ending my living
Oh... I wish I knew
What it's like to be you
And have someone love me
As much as I do
I wish that you loved me
As much as I you
So I could be happy
For a change too


For Mike and Kirsty on their wedding

I wanted to write you a song about love, cuz I figured that would be appropriate for the occasion
But it’s no secret that my love life has been quite the devastation
So I’m staring at a blanc piece of paper feeling some frustration
Because all I really need is a bit of inspiration
And now I’m here
In this beautiful loving atmosphere
On an island with blue skies and a warm sun above
Surrounded by love...
And all I really need to do
Is look at you
My dearest Kirsty en Mike
And then I’m remembered what true love is like
Mike can’t get over Kirstys grace
And Kirsty keeps having that smile on her face
And guess what, you guys; it’s gonna be like this for the rest of your days!
Kirsty, you’ve lightened up Mike’s life
And there’s no one in this whole wide world that I would rather see becoming his wife
And you get to be with him every single day
Which makes me a little bit jealous I must say
Cuz Mike, you know,
I love you bro!
My best childhood memories all include you
You're my hero, my idol, there’s nothing you couldn’t do
And I’m so happy for you, wow…
You’re actually somebody’s HUSBAND now
And Kirsty, you are now what they call a WIFE
And I know for a fact the two of you will have the most wonderful life
And all I can do…
Is be proud, be inspired, and wish even more happiness for the two of you.


Something very personal, but I wanna share it with you anyway; the poem i wrote for my daddy.

Daddy’s little girl

I’ve been your little girl from the day I was born
You were holding me close and keeping me warm
When I was 4 you tripped over a wire that you didn’t see
You fell, holding my hand and I lost my front teeth
I remember playing the piano side by side
Your hands on the low keys and mine on the highs
Our Sundays were filled with Willem Duys and Formula One
You cheated when we played games, but we laughed at you cuz you still never won
We watched classic movies; Dean Martin or Fred Astaire
You even tried cooking when mom wasn’t there
I was amazed how you could spot any airplane from far
And as super dad you came to the rescue when I crashed my first car
You caught me kissing a boy and didn’t appreciate that
But little girls grow up too dad, that’s just a fact
You once took me flying high up in the sky
And showed me the world as it looked through your eyes
When I was a bad girl you would raise your voice
I didn’t understand it back then, but I guess I left you no choice

Mom and you did a good job, dad, by raising us two
And I’m glad we inherited traits that remind me of you
Thank you for being carefree and thanks for my smile
Although it’s not here right now, and won’t be for a while

Wednesday last week the blue sky turned grey
An angel had come down to take my daddy away
It felt like you fought it all the way till the end
I was there at your bedside, I was holding your hand
Tears rolled down my cheeks, I didn’t want to let go
But you’re at a better place now, this for certain I know
Our lives without you will not be the same
And I wonder if heavens door will now carry your name
Please rest in peace dad, and don’t ever doubt
Mike and I will look after mom and try to make you proud

I will miss you sooo much but I will get through
Cause I know that you loved me and I will always love you

If I could have you here healthy I would trade in the world
But I can’t…
So from the day I was born till the day I will join you
…I’m proud to be your little girl

J.H.K.
30 May 1932 - 10 March 2004